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Genre : Rock
Latest Release : Jupiter's Darling
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Heart
On Heart's 1976 debut, Dreamboat Annie, Ann and Nancy Wilson rocked as no other female act had since Janis Joplin. The record is all the more amazing for its diversity, demonstrating that the sisters were equally at home in the folky confines of Carly Simon and Joni Mitchell as they were in the heavy blues environs of Led Zeppelin. Nowhere is the influence of the latter more prevalent than on "Barracuda," with its instantly recognizable "Achilles' Last Stand" riff and bated-beat dynamic. The Wilsons' ability to stack Top-40 decks with back-to-back hit singles returned in 1985 with their self-titled album. Though it couldn't be considered a return to form, Heart was nonetheless wildly successful, restoring credibility to the band just when they seemed to be on their way out. Though over-produced and rankly sentimental, songs like "What About Love?" and "These Dreams" introduced Heart to a new generation of listeners. The sisters returned to touring in the early 2000s and released Alive In Seattle, focusing on their classic '70s material, in 2003. Jupiter's Darling appeared in 2004 and found the band revisiting the hard rock/folk-rock hybrid that made them famous in the '70s.
The sister duo, Heart, was originally based out of Seattle in starting in 1973 under the name The Army and featured a steady repertoire of hard rock material -- particularly Led Zeppelin.
As time went on and original material was added they changed their name to White Heart. With Nancy Wilson's addition following completion of College in 1974, the band was re-christened Heart and moved to Vancouver, British Columbia after manager Mike Fisher found out he was to be drafted by the United States Army.
They soon landed a Canadian recording contract with Vancouver's Mushroom Records. In 1975 they released their debut progressive concept album 'Dreamboat Annie' which featured the hits "Crazy On You", "Magic Man" and the title track.
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Artist Biography - Heart
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 1977 saw the steady rise in popularity with the hits "Barracuda", "Kick It Out", and "Little Queen". But their third album 'Magazine' would be still-born following the demise of Mushroom Records but was saved from the scrap heap by CBS Records who accommodated the band by re-issuing it (along with a now rare picture disc). The band also moved back to Seattle after the US government declared amnesty for all American Draft Dodgers.
A succession of hit albums followed but the line-up began to suffer losses with the departure of Fisher (in 1980) and then Fossen and Desrosier the following year; the trio would go on to additional fame as 3/5 of Alias in the late '80's.
After a re-configuration in 1982 with the addition of bassist Andes (ex-Spirit, Jo Jo Gunne, Firefall) and drummer Carmassi (ex-Gamma), Heart would find a second life as a synth-pop band through the mid-80's. Their comeback eponymous release in 1985 sported four Top-40 hits on Billboard including the band's first #1 hit "These Dreams" (ironically sung by sister Nancy).
Their back-to-back follow-up, 'Bad Animals' (1987), featured three Top-20 hits on Billboard including their second #1 in the guise of "Alone". Lightening would strike a third time with the album 'Brigade' (1990) and its three Top-25 hits including the #2 hit on Billboard "All I Wanna Do".
After three successive World Tours the band decided to release the live album 'Rock The House Live' after which Andes left. Another studio album followed in 1991, 'Desire Walks On' after which Carmassi left.
Heart took a sabbatical from the limelight and the sisters decided to get in touch with their roots (and avoid the entire grunge wave in Seattle) by re-inventing themselves as the blues-rock act The Lovemongers.
The band, which is still an ongoing concern, consists of sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson, their longtime songwriting partner Sue Ennis (keyboards) and Seattle musicians Frank Cox (guitar) and Ben Smith (drums).
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